St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-12
GO0D-BY TO ST. PAUL.
President Cleveland and Party
Driven About the City
and Are Gone.
Morning Scenes About the
Hotel Where the Party
Spent the Night.
A Drive Through the Sanity
City's Most Magnificent
Thoroughfares.
The Hospitality of Mayor and
Mrs. Smith Enjoyed for
Half an Hour.
President Cleveland for a
Time the Guest of the
Minnesota Club.
Off for the Mill City Amid the
Cheers From a Thou
sand Threats.

They have come and gone. Monday
the city gave them ringing welcome;
yesterday the city bade them hearty
God-Speed on their journey TO other
fields of rejoicing. Was ever such a
magnificent ovation crowded into so
small a space OF time?
Two hundred thousand people saw
and cheered the president and his wife
Monday night. and yesterday morning
the streets about the Hotel Ryan were
crowded with $4,000 more, waiting to
catch q glimpse of the guests when they
started on their morning drive. Inside
the lobby of the hotel was packed with
large delegation of prominent Dako-
tianS, who expected to be
presented to the president before
the start. The Dakotians, however,
were doomed to be disappointed. The
arrangements were made with the local
committees for their reception yester-
day morning. but the president was not
notified. When Col. Dan Lamont
learned of their intentions early Monday
evening, it was given out positively that
the president would not receive any one
after the regular reception. Accord
ingly all the Dakotians who could be
1Olllu Mtlt SOJ lOSCllCl. CtIlNl DllC uSlS-
CATION was the first to be introduced.
The committee was on hand early yes
terday morning, but President and Mrs.
Cleveland, who were somewhat Wearied
by the reception, were tritle late. Mrs.
Villas, although not i'll, was quite tired,
and preferred not to accompany the
party on the ride. President and Mrs.
Cleveland arose at
TWENTY MINUTES PAST SEVEN
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presidential party i'll the private dining
room at o'clock. Mrs. Villas took
breakfast in her private apartments.
Col. Lamont finished his meal first, and
received few members of the COM
mittee in his own room. Col. Villas came
out shortly after and shook hands with
everybody. President and Mrs. Cleve-
land both ate hearty meal, and did not
leave the dining room until nearly time
for the ride. They walked together
through the crowded lobby, the presi-
dent bowing a good morning as they
passed, and retired to their apartments.
The crowd below caught sight of them
as they walked in front of the glass wall
of the corridor, and sent up big cheer.
Mrs. Cleveland wore a morning dress
of brown silk with white lace
trimmings, and looked even more bright
and beautiful than the evening before.
1ney renamed III Unelr apartments IOr
half an hour. During the interim
bell-man brought up magnificent clus-
ter of white roses for Mrs. Cleveland,
accompanied by a note from lady ad-
mirer. The door opened just foot; the
hand of President elevelanas valet
reached out and took the offerings, and
the door closed again. At 9:3O Presi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland came out, at
tired for the morning drive. Mrs
Cleveland wore the same wraps as on
the previous drives. They shook hands
warmly with members of the committee
who waited in the corridors, and when
the party walked down stairs to take
the carriages the president walked with
Mayor Smith and Mrs Cleveland with
Gov. McGill. The crowd cheered Justify
while the party were, taking carriages,
and President Cleveland removed his
hat and bowed Acknowledgements. Just
when Mrs. Cleveland took her seat, with
n smile playing all about the dimples in
her cheeks. the sun, which had been
obscured by clouds for an hour, came
out, full and ErTiEht.